In a message dated 2/5/2007 11:13:55 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
gary@xxxxxx
writes:
Gary you make a good point here. I have come in contact with a
District Atty. that's a blues lover and a very good guy too. By the way
have you
ever heard the J Geils tune the Funky Judge? I think it's in C played
with an
F harp. It's been since the 70's the last time I jammed to it so my
memory
is kinda foggy. Georgie Jessel does the voice over of the judge for them.
Sounds kinda like your what they had in mind when they wrote it.
Randy
As a Magistrate for the city, I hold probable cause hearings all day
long and have many officers testify. I keep an acoustic guitar on a
stand next to me, and 3 harmonicas on my desk. During lulls in
action, I'll practice my harps or guitar.
Many officers, before a hearing commences, look at the guitar and
say, "May I?", then pick it up and stumble through the opening of
Stairway to Heaven, or a blues riff, or whatever. My point is, many
of my officers play an instrument, and I detect no bias at all
against musicians.
An officer, going out on a call, has no idea who's a threat and who
is not, and must approach any situation with safety foremost on
their mind. Everyone they meet on a call is potentially a bad guy,
but once they see you're a "normal" person, who poses no threat to
them or the public, they'll loosen up a bit.
Understand the situation from their perspective, and contacts with
them will end up "friendlier."
Gary Cohen
Magistrate, City of Mobile
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